When a person takes a car to an auto repair shop for an estimate where does the mechanic get information on how many hours it is supposed to take to do a certain job? This is called "real time" correct? And is there an online site that I can look up this information for free? I want to start an automotive repair shop and have a mechanic, but I need to know if this info is available online or do I have to sign up with a company like Alldata? I was also wondering if you can get free schematics online also. Or is being a member of something like Alldata the best thing to do?
2007-01-15 06:24:02 · 8 answers · asked by smi_le_y 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you want to open a repair shop, expect to pay for a good program like Alldata. It is part of the cost of doing business, just as lifts, brake lathes, and the power bill are.
What you are referring to is not "real time", but rather "flat rate" or "book time". A flat rate sets the price for a certain job, no matter how long it actually takes for the job to be done. This prevents the slower worker, or the less skilled one, from making more for doing the same job as a faster technician would make.
2007-01-15 07:02:51 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Using a service like Alldata is invaluable in this industry. The subscriptions are not cheep but have a hole library for diagnostic and time estimates. I prefer Mitchel's myself but there are many.
2007-01-15 07:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by Lab 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are labor hour manuals published for all makes and models of vehicles, these are what dealerships base their repair quotes on, that's why repair quotes from dealer to dealer are uniform. Privately owned shops usually base their quotes on experience, which is much more dependent on the experience level of the shop mechanic doing the work and the profit margin the owner wants.
2007-01-15 07:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by Galileon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-07 05:00:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy Motors Flat Rate Manual.It tells average time to do any repair job you then adjust from there.Some mechanics are faster and some slower.
2007-01-15 07:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by ctlyle43 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
find a shop that charges a flat rate..they have a manual that breaks down jobs by 1/10th of an hour if the shop your using is not charging you a flat rate they could be overcharging you
2007-01-15 07:36:08 · answer #6 · answered by mrdavidc1974 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experience. Thats really the only way to know how long its going to take to do something.
There are dozens of sites to get free schematics:
http://www.eserviceinfo.com/equipment_type/Automobile_6.html
http://fileshare.eshop.bg/list.php
2007-01-15 06:41:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-15 12:15:01 · answer #8 · answered by DSM 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋